Leinster taking ‘baby steps’ before ramping up restartFergus McFadden and Rob Kearney have been given short-term contract extensionsMon Jun 22 2020 - 19:14
Joey Carbery to miss Munster restart but expected to return in SeptemberMunster and Leinster return to training after squads pass Covid-19 testsMon Jun 22 2020 - 18:27
Standoff between players and IRFU could be a turning point for Irish rugbyThe players are entitled to question the 20% pay cuts that are proposed for themSat Jun 20 2020 - 06:00
Resolution leaves Connacht set for next season’s Champions CupConference tables as they stood before lockdown will be cut-off point for qualificationThu Jun 18 2020 - 06:00
James Coughlan joins Brive as defence coachFormer Munster number 8 has previously coached in France at Pau and AixWed Jun 17 2020 - 21:09
Numbers don’t add up to open Aviva if two-metre rule appliesIf social distancing protocol was changed to one metre, limited crowds would be viableWed Jun 17 2020 - 06:00
IRFU to begin testing Leinster and Munster playersProvinces due to return to training next Monday with Connacht and Ulster a week laterTue Jun 16 2020 - 18:39
Gerry Thornley: Irish players entitled to rail against 20% pay cutWorkload cannot be reduced for players in already short, highly attritional careersTue Jun 16 2020 - 06:30
World Rugby set to confirm 2020 Test calendar in coming weeksDecision will include when the four postponed Six Nations matches will go aheadTue Jun 16 2020 - 05:00
IRFU looking for 20% pay cut among players as staff agree four-day weekPay deferral scheme expected to cease on June 30th as it is not deemed sustainableFri Jun 12 2020 - 16:58
Mature Ringrose keeping the ups and downs of rugby life in perspectiveCurrent hiatus making Ireland and Leinster centre even more appreciativeSat Jun 06 2020 - 06:00
Dan Carter reported to have signed short-term Auckland Blues dealAll Blacks legend could sign up as a short-term replacement for Aotearoa competitionWed Jun 03 2020 - 19:18
Connacht continue player hunt as six academy graduates promotedHead coach Andy Friend outlines qualities of incoming group of playersWed Jun 03 2020 - 16:41
French clubs still expect to complete European games as Top 14 shelvedSix French clubs still involved at quarter-final stages of the two competitionsTue Jun 02 2020 - 19:24
Munster enter three-week off-season with goal of August restartProvince confirms departures and arrivals after completing remote training programmeTue Jun 02 2020 - 17:37
Gerry Thornley: Stoppage could tip balance in favour of big money teamsFinancial repercussions likely to hit more than for teams backed by wealthy ownersTue Jun 02 2020 - 06:30
IRFU plan gives club rugby hope of return to action this yearClubs could conceivably return to training in small groups from next Monday, June 8thMon Jun 01 2020 - 16:06
Gerry Thornley: Coronavirus crisis could be terminal for Ireland's rugby clubsNever before has rugby seemed so two-tiered with clubs at the back of the queue to returnSat May 30 2020 - 06:00
Farrell and O’Connell provide insight into changes in Ireland’s analysisMonday reviews like ‘therapy for players’, Ireland coach tells webinar for Pieta HouseFri May 29 2020 - 06:00
From history to food: Players take chance to focus on life after rugbyPandemic has given them breathing space to focus on possible options after retirementWed May 27 2020 - 01:00
Gerry Thornley: Home and away Six Nations could be its ruinationSix Nations need only look at the Rugby Championship as a cautionary taleTue May 26 2020 - 06:00
Rugby crowds unlikely in 2020 but matches need to be playedSport wants to maintain place in public sphere as well as generating crucial incomeSat May 23 2020 - 07:00
Philip Browne: IRFU’s cash reserves likely to be exhausted within monthsChief executive outlines stark challenges facing Irish game if rugby fails to return this yearSat May 23 2020 - 07:00
Philip Browne: Sport could take a generation to get back on its feetIRFU chief says cash reserves are likely to be exhausted within a matter of monthsFri May 22 2020 - 16:26
The day Irish rugby came together to give peace a chanceAfter Canary Wharf bombing, Hugo MacNeill and Trevor Ringland decided to make a standThu May 21 2020 - 06:00
New signings eligible to play for Pro 14 clubs from July 1stCompetition organisers introduce measure to allow players move between clubsWed May 20 2020 - 16:38
New signings to be eligible for Pro14 action from July 1st onwardsMunster's de Allende and Snyman could play a part in any finale to 2019-20 seasonWed May 20 2020 - 07:12
Robin Copeland heading for France as he confirms Connacht departureNumber eight has signed three-year deal with ProD2 side Soyaux Angoulême XV CharenteTue May 19 2020 - 14:22
Gerry Thornley: Empty stadiums could help bring some changes for the betterOfficials might stop trend of over-the-top celebrations and goading of the oppositionTue May 19 2020 - 06:00
Six Nations rejects reports of contingency Four Nations tournamentReports over the weekend suggested plans were being made without France and ItalyMon May 18 2020 - 19:21
Break allows James Ryan to rest, bulk-up and study historyIt’s also allowed him to catch up with his studies in History and Politics at UCDSat May 16 2020 - 09:00
Ian McKinley's refusal to accept defeat inspiresRole of his wife and family key in helping outhalf return from losing the sight in one eyeFri May 15 2020 - 06:00
Champions Cup may be expanded to 24-team tournamentExpanded competition could actually see fewer match weekends in congested calendarThu May 14 2020 - 19:52
Sporting Controversies: Rugby’s relationship with apartheid all there in black and whiteThe IRFU’s role in the sport’s dealings with with South Africa is not one to be proud ofWed May 13 2020 - 07:00
Gerry Thornley: James Cronin’s doping ban has left a bad tasteMunster player was not culpable, but fallout from the case means it won’t go away soonTue May 12 2020 - 06:00
IRFU say provincial training won’t resume on May 18thUnion hopes to outline clearer scenario in early June based on Government guidelinesTue May 12 2020 - 01:00
Beale set to join Zebo in potent Racing 92 back lineVersatile Australian’s arrival will add significantly to French club’s optionsMon May 11 2020 - 18:57
It’s been 20 years since the Red Army was born in BordeauxMunster truly announced themselves as a force in European rugby by beating ToulouseThu May 07 2020 - 14:00
Dr Éanna Falvey: I expect competitive rugby to resume this yearWorld Rugby’s chief medical officer on what it will take to get the sport back on trackThu May 07 2020 - 06:00
IRFU faces €10m loss if rugby does not resume this yearProfessional rugby could remain behind closed doors until a vaccine is widely availableWed May 06 2020 - 06:00
Rugby players will face daily screening as part of return protocolsWorld Rugby says wearing of masks and gloves at training not deemed essentialTue May 05 2020 - 20:00
Quality of seminal Leinster-Munster semi-final clash still a cause of wonderNine of Ireland’s 10 most capped players ever were in the starting line-ups at a packed Croke ParkTue May 05 2020 - 06:00
Fitness sessions, meditation and the odd Peroni: Conor Murray’s lockdown routineIreland scrumhalf is missing training with the lads and eyes fourth World Cup campaignSat May 02 2020 - 05:59
Rugby scrambles for plan B to complete 2019-20 seasonFrance halts major sports until September, leaving little window to resume competitionsWed Apr 29 2020 - 06:00
Gerry Thornley: Beaumont and Pichot battle highlights hemisphere divideWhoever wins the vote for chairman of World Rugby, difficult choices loom aheadTue Apr 28 2020 - 06:30
Stuart Lancaster believes Leinster will keep ahead of the curve once rugby returnsCoach confident that Johnny Sexton and other players in their 30s will benefit in the futureTue Apr 28 2020 - 06:00
Stuart Lancaster: ‘We will do what is right for society not for sport’‘You are not just going to flick a switch and start training and playing as you did’Mon Apr 27 2020 - 15:47
Tadhg Furlong ‘happy out’ back on the farm, back in the centre of his universeLeinster and Ireland prop is keeping busy getting back to basics in WexfordSat Apr 25 2020 - 07:00
Bernard Laporte’s backing will keep Bill Beaumont in World Rugby postAgustín Pichot’s challenge hampered by a weighted voting system that he has called unfairFri Apr 24 2020 - 06:00
Gerry Thornley: Rob Kearney deserving of some kind of send-offPlayers departing and arriving at end of the season creates conundrums for provincesTue Apr 21 2020 - 06:00
